Nate Blackwell Explained

Nate Blackwell
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:170
Birth Date:15 February 1965
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
High School:South Philadelphia
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College:Temple (1983–1987)
Draft Year:1987
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:27
Draft Team:San Antonio Spurs
Career Start:1987
Career End:1987
Career Number:3
Career Position:Point guard
Team1:San Antonio Spurs
Cyears1:1990–1992
Cteam1:Temple (graduate assistant)
Cyears2:1992–1996
Cteam2:Coppin State (assistant)
Cyears3:1996–2003
Cteam3:Temple (assistant)
Highlights:

Nathaniel Blackwell (born February 15, 1965) is an American retired professional basketball player and former coach. He was a 6'4" (1.93 m) and 170 lb (77 kg) point guard who played collegiately for Temple University.

Blackwell averaged 19.8 points per game as a senior at Temple, helping the team finish 32–4. He scored 1,708 points in his career. He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association in the second round (27th pick overall) of the 1987 NBA draft. He played for the Spurs for 10 games in 1987–88.[1]

Blackwell served as a graduate assistant coach at Temple from 1990 to 1992. From 1992 to 1996 he was an assistant coach at Coppin State. Blackwell returned to Temple as an assistant in 1996. He resigned on May 2, 2003 for personal reasons.[2] Blackwell had been considered a potential successor to John Chaney, but addiction issues ended his coaching career.

Notes and References

  1. News: Kern . Mike . Ex-Temple star Nate Blackwell on how drugs destroyed his future . December 6, 2021 . . May 10, 2017.
  2. Web site: NATE BLACKWELL RESIGNS AS ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH AT TEMPLE . . December 6, 2021 . May 2, 2003.